Global Design Project #024 | CASE the Designer

Published on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges

This week we are CASing the Designer – Copy and Selectively Edit.

The lucky designer is Michelle Last, love her card ….

Love BLUE….anything BLUE and I’m hooked and then with the butterfly added…

I’m in seventh heaven.

Have you seen it?

Here it is!

Isn’t it beautiful, so cool, so refreshing.ahhhhh! Love it!

To see the cards done by the rest of the Design team click HERE

BUT!

I didn’t use blue nor butterfly’s…I decided to do something a little different.

I used the layout as it also caught my eye and I wanted to have a play with a new set I just bought.

So here is my card.

Don’t know if it had to do with the weather as its very hot!

But I used what I would call warm tropical colours instead of the lovely cool blue tones.

Love this new set of Framelits – Botanical Builder Framelits Dies,

the matching Designer Series Paper – Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper

and co-ordination card stock – Botanical Gardens Cardstock Pack

along with Mint Macaron.

The Happy Birthday came from Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

The inside of the card I used a smaller flower and a strip of the designer series paper mounted on white with a Mint Macaron boarder.

Hope you enjoyed my card….see you next week.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Weekly Deals 17.2.16 – 23.2.16

Published on February 18, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Weekly deals

This weeks Weekly Deals are available, now until next Tuesday evening.

Have a look there are some great buys.

My pick for this week is the Envelope Punch Board…have you ever made that card and you can’t seem to find the right envelope for it.

Why not make one to custom fit you card or in a co-originating paper.

The Slider Card I made the other week…I made a Envelope to match.

Looks great don’t you think. So order yours today for $24.00 normally $32.00……

that’s a saving of $8.00

New Sale-A-Brations Items Now Available

Published on February 17, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Stampin’ Up! has released some new products for Sales-A-Bration Catalog to replace the items that finished on the 15th.

REMEMBER..these are free items when you purchase $90 or more.

So check them out by clicking in the picture or use the links above and go to my SHOP

Shhhhhh….Don’t tell Aaron! Global Design Project #023

Published on February 16, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges, Off the Page

This year my eldest son turns….21!

Wow! a major milestone for him…..and my husband and I survived!

One down and 3 to go!

I’m still trying to sort invitations and venues….then Global Design Project said this weeks challenge was…..

Now Aaron is an outdoor sort of boy, he’s been a Scout and now is a Leader, is a member of RFS- Rural Fire Service and is a diesel mechanic….

what great opportunity to make him a card.

I wanted to do something that had a masculine feel to it.

A CRATE…..with an EXPLOSION of BALLOONS coming out of it…

Had never done a Card in a Box before, this will be interesting!

I stamped my box and extra card stock with the Hardwood stamp and then cut it up to create the reinforced sides of the crate.

The balloons was stamped with Balloon Celebration and highlighted with Wink of Stella- Clear.

The large numbers cut from Glimmer Paper makes them pop out from amongst the balloons.

The Instructions for the box I used the You Tube clip by Tanya Bell.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Lacy Butterflies

Published on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

I loved the cards done by Kirsteen Gill and Leonie Schroder. So today I CASED their beautiful creations and came up with my version.

This card has a delicate old world charm…..with the lacy butterfly and soft back ground.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Global Design Project #022 | Sketch Challenge

Published on February 9, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges, Valentine

Here we are again…..another wonderful challenge from Global Design Project…#022

and today the Designers have given us a Sketch Challenge.

By the way did you see last weeks winners, weren’t they great! Here’s a link go and have a look…..HERE

Why don’t you give it ago, I would love to see what you come up with.

Just go to Global Design Project..here to make it easy here’s a link HERE

So for this weeks Challenge……

Coming up to Valentines I thought I’d do a card using the Bloomin’ Love Stamp set,

but I wanted it to be a card you could give to a friend and that could be used at other times in the year.

I wanted this card to be soft and pretty….something “GIRLY”

I sponged the floral heart in Mint Macaron and Crisp Cantaloupe (deleted colour).

With a bit of Mint Macaron Lace wraped around the card and a butterfly cut from vellum, with a row of pearls and a touch of gold thread

finishes it of as a beautiful card to give to that special friend on any occasion.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Slider Card with a Hidden Gift

Published on February 7, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

Patrick my son was invited to a friends Birthday party and he want to give his friend cash as a gift.

So I decided to make it some fun and make a Slider Card that when you pulled the money popped out on the other side.

Have never made one before..the first one I made failed…BIG TIME!

But the second attempt worked wonderfully.

Using Designer Series Paper from the Occasional Catalog and stamp sets from the Sale-A-Brations Catalog

Instructions for this card can be found in my Tutorials.

Matching Envelope made using the Envelope Punch Board.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

February News Letter

Published on February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Latest News from Stampin Up News

We’re putting more into the second half of Sale-A-Bration with NEW ITEMS to earn for free! We’re excited about it!
The Limited Time Only Items will finish on the 15th Feb and the New items will be available on the 16th Feb.
So if you are still wanting these items then contact me now.
If you have not contacted me for your copy of the Occassional and Sale-a-Bration Catalog,

Contact me now and I will post out to you (as I still have copies). Or view them on line on my Stampin’ Up! website. HERE

Have you heard of Global Design Project?

GDP is a team of designers who are active Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from all around the globe. Each week they set different challengers for us to complete. This is open to anyone who is interested in giving it a go. If you are interested in taking part then have a look at their page or just to see what others card ideas Click HERE to go to their Page.
To find the cards that I have done for GDP, look in the Categories down the side of page and click on GDP Challenges.
Leave a comment so I know you have visited my site.

Classes

Cards

This months cards will be made on them theme of Valentine’s Day. But they will be card we can use for Engagements, Weddings or just to give to a wonderful friend.
We will be continuing the use of products from the New Occasionals Catalog.
I am running 2 classes, one during the day and the other in the evening.
Date: Friday, 12th February
Time 10 am or 7.30pm
Cost : $20 per person.
Bring a friend (never been before) and get your class at half price and your friend for free!
Bookings are essential….Please confirm which event you will be attending.
Book by calling 0408 868 771
or
email: michele@jutrisa.com

Project Life/Memory Keeping

What is project Life or Memory Keeping?
Project Life is a way of putting your photo’s into albums, that’s simple, fast and most of all FUN!

On the last Friday of each month I will be running a Project Life class. This is a great way of getting your photo’s out of boxes and into albums..fast and simply.
Work at your own pace with some help from me to guide you. I will through out the course of time be showing you different ideas and techniques you can use on your pages.

Date: 27th Febuary
Time: 7.30 pm
Cost: $20 per person
Bring a friend (never been before) and get your class at half price and your friend for free!
Bookings are essential….
Book by calling 0408 868 771
or
email: michele@jutrisa.com

Global Design Project #021 Colour Challenge

Published on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges, Uncategorized

This weeks Challenge from Global Design Project is a colour challenge set by Brian King…..

Love the colours he has chosen but I don’t think I have used them together before.

On today’s card I decided to do a water colour wash for the back ground with the three colours.

Starting with the Wisteria Wonder,

next Bermuda Bay and lastly Melon Mambo. I did them in this order because I found through trial and

error that the Melon Mambo was too strong and can be over powering if used too heavily. So by starting with the lighter colour and then adding the stronger colours,

I had more control and could see where I needed to add more.

The ribbon is a piece of Seam Binding Ribbon in Crumb Cake (discontinued colour) and as it wasn’t in the colours I wanted I dyed it using the Ink from the ink pads. Its a messy technique but can be fun to do.

You may have to come to one of my classes to learn a bit more about how I did it.

The beautiful rose came from the NEW Rose Garden Thinlits Die which I cut out in the Wisteria Wonder

A simple tag from cut from Very Vanilla and with the “Thank You” sentiment from “Rose Wonder” stamped in Melon Mambo ink. Tied on with Gold Metallic Thread.

The Rose Garden Thinlits and Rose Wonder stamps are from the Occasional Catalog and can be purchased as a bundle.

If you would like to have a go at these challenges or just see the other designs that have been done then click HERE on this link.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Gum Leaves and Gumnuts

Published on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized, Water Colour

I am always looking for new ways to use products to give me different effects.

The other day one of my Stampin’ Up! colleges posted an article about using Painters tape as a mask, but it was a special type of tape.

It was called “Frog Tape”,anyway I did some research as this tape can only be bought through Masters and I don’t have one near me.

I found that 3M put out a “Blue Painter Tape Edge Lock”, it comes in different widths and different tackiness.

http://www.scotchblue.com.au/…/Resourc…/Edge-Lock-Protector/

So I purchased the Advanced Multi-Surface Tape as it comes in wider width. Not cheep $15 – $20 per roll
I wanted a solid shape that would fit inside the tape width so used the Feathers Edgelits (discontinued).

I decided to used Glossy paper (also discontinued) to make my mask on and put through the Big Shot. The Big Shot pressed the two together a bit firmer than I would have liked but nothing I could do about that. I hoped that because I used the gloss paper it would pull apart OK, it did stick and tear paper a little but with gentle perspiration I got them apart.

Once I had the mask made I attached to some Shimmery White, this card stock is great with water colouring.

So using the Aqua Painter and inks..this is what I came up with. It bled a little and didn’t give me the clean lines I was hoping for.

But that may have been I was too eager to take mask of.
Very pleased with out come.

The center leaf was painted on another piece of card stock and then cut out with the Edgelits. I made the Gumnut using the Acorn Punch from the Seasonal Catalog and

is still available in the New Occasional Catalog.